Sodium bicarbonate manufacturing · Colorado
American Soda (Solvay Chemicals) Parachute Sodium Bicarbonate Facility
Parachute, CO · ~38 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
American Soda (Solvay Chemicals) Parachute Sodium Bicarbonate Facility runs at 134% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Sodium bicarbonate manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
American Soda (Solvay Chemicals) Parachute Sodium Bicarbonate Facility: 4.4 TCR = 134% of Sodium bicarbonate manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
American Soda (Solvay Chemicals) Parachute Sodium Bicarbonate Facility safety composite
American Soda (Solvay Chemicals) Parachute Sodium Bicarbonate Facility scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
American Soda (Solvay Chemicals) Parachute Sodium Bicarbonate Facility held a steady TCR band
American Soda (Solvay Chemicals) Parachute Sodium Bicarbonate Facility's TCR held near 0.3 from 5.6 in 2022 to 5.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 5.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=5.6 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=5.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · Parachute, CO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.4 · 134% of ind
- DART 5.3 DART
- RANK #2/4
- PHOTO BLEACHTECH LLC
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~38 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: BLEACHTECH LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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American Soda (Solvay Chemicals) Parachute Sodium Bicarbonate Facility in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
American Soda (Solvay Chemicals) Parachute Sodium Bicarbonate Facility
4.4 TCR
- BLEACHTECH LLC
BLEACHTECH LLC
4.4 TCR
- Tessenderlo Ke
Tessenderlo Kerley Hanford, CA
4.4 TCR
- Intematix Corp
Intematix Corporation
4.4 TCR
- Evonik Corpora
Evonik Corporation
4.4 TCR
What this shows American Soda (Solvay Chemicals) Parachute Sodium Bicarbonate Facility averages 4.4 TCR (134% of the Sodium bicarbonate manufacturing BLS benchmark).
American Soda (Solvay Chemicals) Parachute Sodium Bicarbonate Facility TCR series: 2022=5.6 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=5.3 · BLS 3.3
Where American Soda (Solvay Chemicals) Parachute Sodium Bicarbonate Facility falls in its industry
418 Sodium bicarbonate manufacturi establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Sodium bicarbonate manufacturi employers in Colorado.
American Soda (Solvay Chemicals) Parachute Sodium Bicarbonate Facility has fewer employees than the Sodium bicarbonate manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325180 · CO · Parachute
418 Sodium bicarbonate manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 4 employers in Parachute, CO · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | BLEACHTECH LLC | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tessenderlo Kerley Hanford, CA | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Intematix Corporation | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Evonik Corporation | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | COLORADO PRODUCTION FARMING | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nathan Naill, LLC | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Morgan County Rural Electric Association | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Thrive Home Builders Corporate Office | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Parachute Office | 71 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TLC PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION | 46 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 26890 STORE 26890 | 26 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ozark Fire Sprinkler Co Inc | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Murray Equipment, Inc | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arrow-Crete Construction, LLC | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Princeton | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Clinton | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D&D Garage Doors of Fort Myers, Inc. | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Zephyr Aluminum, LLC - Lancaster | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hillsboro Preprint Facility | 38 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.